Essay

• Concepts of mental well-being along the continuum to severe emotional and psychological distress.
• Mental wellbeing and mental health in reference to diversity, the pathologising of minority groups, socio-political factors, and cultural influences, norms, and practices.
• Psyche, soma and embodiment of psychological distress.
• Genesis and perpetuation of human reactions and associated behaviours such as anxiety, depression, loss and bereavement, trauma. 
• Critical person-centred and experiential theoretical perspectives applied along the continuum of mental well-being to severe psychological distress and psychopathology.
• Contemporary, cutting edge research literature. 
• Contemporary critical thinking and debate in the field of counselling and psychotherapy, including alternative theoretical models and ways of working. 
• An understanding of inter-professional, multi-disciplinary working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.

Theory of Counselling and Psychotherapy - 7028COCPSY

Theory of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Evidence their acquisition of a professional knowledge base, which allows them to bring into their work an informed capacity for independent and critical thinking.

Critically interrogate research literature and evaluate the significance of research findings to identify how such findings influence and inform practice.

Debate and evaluate person-centred/experiential counselling and psychotherapy as it applies to a wide range of psychopathology and therapeutic change.

Understand a wide range of phenomena and causes of psychological distress from a person-centred/experiential perspective with reference to effective psycho-therapeutic practice and published research.